I sat on the sofa, experiencing sadness. Recently, we needed to give away our allotment plot as we didn’t have time to fully commit to growing our own fruits and vegetables. We had enjoyed it for 6 years. Additionally, we were convinced that we’ve sold a piece of land. However, the man who initially accepted the price and assured us for days he was interested in buying it, suddenly declared that he wouldn’t buy it anymore. We were shocked because we already reduced a price for him. This brought some sadness and disappointment as well. On the same day, in the evening, I received a message that the meditation group for kids, in which I had been taking part with my two sons for the last month, was paused. We absolutely loved it, and I knew that telling the kids about its end wouldn’t be easy for me.

The boys came to me once I was on the sofa. I took a deep breath and told them, 

“The meditation group stopped running.”

“Why?” they asked, their faces filled with sadness.

“Because there weren’t enough people who wanted to participate in it.”

We sat there in silence for a while. I still felt sadness, so I asked them,

“Are you still feeling sad?”

“No,” they replied.

I was literally in awe that they weren’t! 

“How do you do it? How do you let go of the sadness so quickly?”

Wiktor, who is 9, became quiet for a minute. Then he asked me,

“Mum, are you still thinking about those things that brought you sadness?”

“Yes,” I admitted.

“You see, we don’t.”